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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

GROVE PARK CHARITABLE TRUST

To further the education of pupils at Grove Park School, by the provision of facilities, activities and resources not required to be provided by the Local Authority. To further such charitable purposes for the benefit of the children who attend Grove Park school and those under 25 years who have attended Grove Park school previously as for the Charity trustees think fit
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Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£69£64£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£8£11£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£16£11£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£63£56£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£40£53£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£45£62£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£56£7£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£4£10£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.grove-park.e-sussex.sch.uk

CHARITY@GROVE-PARK.E-SUSSEX.SCH.UK

01892663018

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Grove Park Charitable Trust
£32,000 19/10/2022
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting people with disabilities in East Sussex
True Colours Trust - Towards outdoor play equipment and an accessible path at Grove Park School
£5,000 18/03/2020
Towards outdoor play equipment and an accessible path at Grove Park School
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 18/07/2017
New soft play area for severely disabled children.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Grove Park Charitable Trust
£20,000 15/01/2017
refurbishment of play area for a charity which works with disabled people in East Sussex

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON MARIE PRITCHARD Appointed: 2023
  • MIKE THEOBALD (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • PATRICIA ANN GRAY Appointed: 2015
  • SUSAN MARGARET KEMP Appointed: 2018
  • VICTORIA HEARN Appointed: 2015
  • VICTORIA BEEKHUIZEN Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2015, number: 1162801
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

GROVE PARK SCHOOL
CHURCH ROAD
CROWBOROUGH
TN6 1BN

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT GROVE PARK SCHOOL IN CROWBOROUGH EAST SUSSEX BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL.(2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 IN EAST SUSSEX IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:- AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS GRANTS FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS TO SUPPORT THE PERSONS ACCESS TO EDUCATION DUE TO THEIR DISABILITY.- AWARDING FUNDS TO THE SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.(3) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN WHO ATTEND GROVE PARK SCHOOL, AND THOSE UNDER 25 YEARS WHO HAVE ATTENDED GROVE PARK SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.(4) THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN IN NEED DUE TO THEIR DISABILITY AT GROVE PARK SCHOOL BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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